EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

PUBLIC HEARING
For the
ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN
COUNTRIES TO RECEIVE THE 2019 BENEFITS OF THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND
OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA)

Held at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

1724 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Rooms 1 and 2

10:00 a.m., August 16, 2018

Program and Witness List

10:00 am Introduction and Welcome

Mr. Alan Treat, Director for African Affairs and Chair of the AGOA Implementation
Subcommittee, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

AGOA Implementation Subcommittee representatives participating in the hearing:

Ms. Elizabeth Pelletreau, Acting Director, Africa Bureau, Office of Economic Analysis and
Regional Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Karen Burress, Office of Africa, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce
Mr. Mervyn Ellis, Supervisory Private Enterprise Officer, U.S. Agency for International
Development
Ms. Anne Zollner, Division Chief Trade Policy and Negotiations, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
Ms. Sage Mitch, International Economist, Office of International Trade, U.S. Department of the
Treasury

10:10 am The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)

Mr. Kevin Rosenbaum, Counsel, IIPA

10:40 am The American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Ms. Cassandra Waters, Global Worker Rights Specialist, AFL-CIO